Well, I just hate to spoil all the summer suspense, but here’s the 49ers’ 53-man roster projection: QB (2): Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert Cut: Dylan Thompson Thompson, a rookie free agent, is obviously a strong candidate for the practice squad given the skimpy depth chart at this position. The 49ers didn’t use one of their …

In 2014, Mangini oversaw an injured ravaged group in his first season as an offensive position coach. Tight ends Vance McDonald, Garrett Celek and Derek Carrier ended the season on injured reserve, while Vernon Davis dealt with early season injuries and finished with 26 catches, a career-low 245 yards and two touchdowns. …

Consider Marrone’s resume: He was an offensive lineman at Syracuse who coached the position at five colleges before serving as the Jets offensive line coach from 2002-05. In 2013, his first season as the Bills head coach, Buffalo led the NFL in rushing attempts and ranked second in rushing yards. …

Fangio also interviewed with Washington, where offensive-minded Jay Gruden is the head coach. In Chicago, he’ll work for defensive-minded John Fox after he had total autonomy over the 49ers’ defense under Jim Harbaugh. …

Chudzinski, 46, was the Browns head coach in 2013, but was fired following a 4-12 season. He has served as the offensive coordinator with the Panthers (2011-12) and Browns (2007-08). He was the also the offensive coordinator at the University of Miami from 2001-03 when 49ers running back Frank Gore was the school. …

Tomsula’s relatively modest salary isn’t surprising considering his background: He’s spent his entire eight-year NFL career as the 49ers’ defensive-line coach and his head-coaching experience consists of a one-game interim stint with the 49ers in 2010 and one season in NFL Europe in 2006. …

In 2008, Kiffin was fired by the Raiders four games into the season, ending his 5-15 tenure. At the time, late Raiders owner Al Davis said he erred when he made the 31-year-old Kiffin the youngest head coach in modern NFL history in 2007. …

More than two weeks after the 49ers turned down its request to interview defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, Washington will interview the 28-year NFL veteran, a source said. Fangio, 56, was one of a slew of assistants fired Thursday, a day after the 49ers made defensive line coach Jim Tomsula their head coach. …

Today, Baalke indicated he planned to contact Smith soon to see if he planned to retire. Smith, 35, is a 14-year NFL veteran who has dealt with a series of injuries over the past three seasons, but has played in 46 of 48 regular-season games. Shortly after the regular-season finale on Dec. 28, Baalke told Smith he’d be in touch within a month to see where he stood. …

A day after parting ways with Jim Harbaugh, 49ers CEO Jed York said he was seeking a “teacher” in his next head-coaching hire and expressed a desire to “win with class.” With that in mind, it shouldn’t be surprising York alluded to both qualities today in a team-issued press release announcing their promotion of defensive line coach Jim Tomsula to head coach. …

During his 38-year coaching career in college and the NFL, now-retired Ted Tollner, 74, worked with a laundry list of low-level offensive assistants, often known as quality control coaches. In Tollner’s estimation, those young coaches could be split into two camps: Those that merely did the breaking-down-tape grunt work, and those who fulfilled their assignments and could subsequently offer useful suggestions based on the tape they’d seen. …

More than six years after Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase spent a season in Santa Clara, it appears the 49ers have a strong interest in renewing acquaintances with their onetime offensive assistant. The 49ers are expected to seek a second interview with Gase and make a “final push” to make him their next head coach, NFL Network reported. The 49ers have not had a second interview with any of their head-coaching candidates. …